How Do I Use this Checklist?

Students frequently have questions about what is needed to successfully complete an internship course in the Department of Public Management and Policy, and this checklist is intended to help by providing a complete listing of all internship requirements.  You can also use this checklist to track your progress in the internship course. 

If you are new to our internship program, then our welcome page should be one of our first stops, We deal with many complex situations, and our welcome page breaks the requirements down as simply as possible.

First thing, ask an internship coordinator to add you to the official Ulearn Internship Home Page.  The home page gives you access to a wide array of useful information, communication tools, and internship forms and documents.  This is not one of the pages that uLearn generates automatically when you register for the class. You are not going to see the official page unless we add you.

If this is the only internship document that you have seen, take a few minutes to get some perspective. Note the additional internship documents listed above. There is also a Frequently asked Questions page and a Jobs and Internships Mailing List. This checklist is focused on what is needed to finish the internship course requirements.

Register for the appropriate (graduate--PMAP 8941--or undergraduate--PMAP 4941) internship course. No special permission is required. Make sure you specify 3 credit hours when you register. Registering for 6 hours might look tempting, but this is not an option without additional approvals.

Visit our jobs and internships resources page if you need to find an internship

Please complete the Intern Data Sheet that will be available on the uLearn course home page at the start of each semester. This can be accessed a number of ways. Look under assessments if you are familiar with uLearn features. You are looking for a uLearn survey.

You also need to meet with your employer to complete a program plan. The program plan document is available on the Web in Acrobat or Word format. You may return this form to us in-person, by regular mail, by Email, and by fax (1-206-203-2056). If you mail your plan to Professor Streib or Professor Willoughby, be sure to use the following address:

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3992
Atlanta, GA 30302-3992

You are required to post a description of their internship on the class bulletin board (located on the internship home page). You need to describe what your internship is about and how it relates to both your career goals and your academic studies.

We have an evaluation form the must be completed by your employer. There is an evaluation form available on the Web in both Word and Acrobat formats. It is your responsibility to make sure that this is completed. All forms must be back in our hands before the posted due date. A Word version of the evaluation is available on the internship home page. You may return this form to us in-person, by regular mail, by Email, and by fax (1-206-203-2056). For regular mail, make sure and use our full address. It is best to send materials to the coordinator listed as the instructor for your internship course, if possible.

You must turn in a 10 page report on your internship activities at the end of the semester. Guidelines are available. We recommend submitting this report on uLearn, but the other options listed above can also be used.

You are required to maintain a time sheet, documenting the number of hours that you have worked. Please use our Acrobat or Word Form versions. You may also used a suitable substitute from where you are working. Remember that undergraduates must complete 200 hours, and graduate students must complete 300 hours. Once you have met these requirements, please fax your internship to us, at: 1-206-203-2056.

You must also make a 5 to 10 minute presentation about your internship at the final internship class session. When you attend a final session, be prepared to discuss what you learned on your internship, how it fit with your career goals, and the business model followed where you interned. How are funds raised? How are these funds allocated? These are apprenticeships for many of you. Consider these questions: What is the mission? Who is in charge? What qualifications does it take for a top position? What is the pay range? What does it take to advance (education, skills, experience, attitude, performance level, etc.)? Please do not prepare a PowerPoint slide show. Exhibits are fine, if you have something to show.

Note that the final sessions are scheduled, and you need to sign up. Signing up for a final session is something that you need to do during the semester when you plan to complete your internship; there is a new sign-up sheet for each semester.

Complete the on-line evaluation survey. This will be available on the class home page at the end of each semester.

The internship course has the right structure for the task, but it functions as an online course in many respects and these types of courses place extra responsibilities on students. There are no weekly reminders about what needs to be done, and there are no regular interactions about what has been missed, etc. Interns need to pay close attention to the internship schedule. There is flexibility, but some things must be done--like signing up for a final session. Interns also need to keep a close eye on their grade sheet entries. Submitting assignments by fax is a great convenience, for example, but they do not always go through successfully. Take advantage of the convenience that we offer, but also take an interest in whether the different requirements have been successfully completed.

How Do I Contact the Internship Coordinators?

 Greg Streib

Gstreib@gsu.edu

(404) 939-1235

Fax: (404) 413-0104

Katherine Willoughby

Fax: (404) 413-0104